If a Christian backslides, should he/she be rebaptized if repents? How about if they do it several times in their lifetime?
2006-07-25 14:49:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Do you understand what it means to be baptized with Christ? It means you are dying to your old ways and putting on Christ. It means you are made new. Now that doesn't mean that you have achieved perfection. No, you will sin and your old habits will sneak up again. However, you know who you have been committed your life for, and you will have the Holy Spirit who will lead you back to your home. So, you need only be baptized once, and thereafter, you only need to dust yourself off and be the person you were called to be.
2006-07-25 14:58:09 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. D 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you think you have to be baptized several times then you should give up. If you're that bad that you keep on having a guilty conscience, maybe you should sit down and think about the choices you are making. You don't get to be baptized every time though, it's called being a born-again Christian when you pray to God with a serious weight on your heart that you are dedicated to change and live a more spiritual life... But that is supposed to mean you've changed, which you probably haven't.
2006-07-25 14:53:05 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can b baptized as many times as u feel needed but it should not b summin u do because u think it automatically washes away ur sins...if u backslide u can repent u dont needed to b baptized unless thats what u want...there is no stipulation on the amount of baptisms.
2006-07-25 14:54:50 · answer #3 · answered by 11KDM92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was one example of Christians being re baptized in the Bible in the book of Acts.
They had been baptized by John the Baptist, but they were re baptized in the name of Jesus Christ after encountering the Apostles. Then they received the gift of the Holy Ghost (still given today!).
Acts 19
2006-07-25 14:55:25 · answer #4 · answered by Acts 2 38 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
interior the eyes of Christians and Muslims you're a Christian till you exchange to Islam. i exchange into baptized too, yet i do no longer evaluate myself a Christian because of the fact i do no longer think in God or Jesus or issues like that. So, all that handed off exchange right into a family individuals get inclusive of water being pouring on me.
2016-11-03 00:13:56 · answer #5 · answered by fleitman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your sins are washed away only once - when you are Baptized - if the person needs to confess his sins to the church - he/she will get forgiveness - no need to be re-baptized - not saying it is wrong - but Christians are supposed to ask their fellow Christians for forgiveness and when they forgive God will also.
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2006-07-25 14:56:52 · answer #6 · answered by Gladiator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You CAN be baptized more than once, but it isn't necessary. You need to repent daily of your sins.
2006-07-25 16:23:18 · answer #7 · answered by ld 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a christian can only be baptized once in the CORRECT way.
my church doesnt believe being dipped in a silver basin or bath tub counts.
2006-07-25 15:44:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope only once unless the first time was in a hospital if it was an emergency delivery
2006-07-25 14:52:09 · answer #9 · answered by Rock_N_Roll_Chicky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you need to do is to ask God to forgive you of all your sins. baptism doesnt save it is a outward expression of an inward change.
2006-07-25 15:09:32 · answer #10 · answered by The Truth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋